Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Massachusetts Maritime Academy

If you plan to study homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting, take a look at what Massachusetts Maritime Academy has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Maritime is located in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts and approximately 1,637 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received their master's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting section at the bottom of this page.

Maritime Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Maritime Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at Maritime

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at Massachusetts Maritime Academy.

Maritime Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Program

Of the 16 students who earned a master's degree in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting from Maritime in 2020-2021, 44% were men and 56% were women.

Of the students who received a homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting master's degree from Maritime, 81% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Massachusetts Maritime Academy with a master's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

The following homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting concentations are available at Massachusetts Maritime Academy. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Massachusetts Maritime Academy. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Homeland Security	16

Related Majors

Careers That Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Grads May Go Into

A degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Massachusetts Maritime Academy.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Accountants and Auditors	35,360	$81,460
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	16,830	$69,870
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	12,340	$48,670
Firefighters	11,640	$60,080
Computer Workers	11,190	$92,110

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.